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Autoloader TBD

Backup TBD

Disk Imaging TBD

Disk Mapping TBD

DNS Domain Name System. This vitally important system provides distributed,

redundant directories that map numeric IP addresses to easy-to-type, easy-to-

remember domain names. (For example, 209.185.180.170 is the numeric IP

address for the whole wide Web.)

Domain In Windows NT, a logical administrative unit used to simplify network

management. The domain is independent of the network topology. NT

Domains are not the same as an Internet domain.

In the Internet Domain Name System (DNS), a naming convention that

indexes Internet host names in a hierarchical database that can be managed in

a distributed fashion. The term domain was introduced as a standard in 1983.

Domains, as used with regard to DNS, has no relationship to Windows NT

Server domains.

In Proxim RangeLAN2 RF networking, a software code assigned to logically

related RF workstations that defines the size and scope of the complete

wireless network.

ECS/OCA Early Communication System / Orbital Communication Adapter; the initial

communication system for file transfer between the ground and ISS.

Ethernet A local area network standard defining a physical medium and its method of

placing data, or packet signaling, on a cable. Based on CSMA/CD and 10

Mbps.

FAT 16 / 32 File Access Table 16-bit / 32-bit; the Microsoft file storage format on Windows

9X (32-bit version) and Windows NT (16-bit version) computers.

Frequency Hopping A spread spectrum technique by which the band is divided into a number of

channels and the transmissions hop from channel to channel in a pre-specified

sequence.

Fserver The NetBIOS name assigned to the SSC Ops LAN File Server.

MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. This is a protocol in which an e-mail

header indicates the nature of the content, and which application(s) will be

needed to view, play, or otherwise interact with it.. MIME allows the easy e-

mail transmission of all kinds of data.

NetBIOS The original network application program interface (API) supported by

Microsoft. NetBIOS was originally developed by IBM.

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